Display apparatus

ABSTRACT

Provided is a display apparatus including a plurality of pixels each composed of an organic electroluminescent device, in which the dependency of a view angle can be reduced without the sacrifice of the luminance of the display apparatus. The display apparatus of the present invention includes a plurality of pixels each composed of an organic electroluminescent device, in which at least one of the pixels is divided into a plurality of areas different in dependency of a view angle.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a display apparatus obtained byarranging a plurality of organic light-emitting devices (organicelectroluminescent (EL) devices) on a substrate. In particular, thepresent invention relates to a display apparatus with improveddependency of a view angle.

2. Related Background Art

In recent years, a display using an organic electroluminescent device(hereinafter referred to as the “organic EL device”), which serves as adisplay apparatus replacing a liquid-crystal display, has beenattracting attention. Applied research for forming the display into adevice including the development of a material has been vigorouslyperformed because of various advantages of spontaneously emitting light,requiring no backlight, increasing in the area of the display with ease,providing desired colors by using various materials, driving at a lowvoltage, and being excellent in high-speed responsiveness.

Further, the display has been recently becoming widespread in the marketin the form of a next-generation display such as: the sub-display of amobile phone; an on-vehicle display; or the display of a digital camera.

An organic EL device is a carrier injection-type flat light-emittingdevice utilizing light emission occurring upon recombination of anelectron and a hole that have reached a light emission layer. FIG. 8 isa schematic diagram showing the general constitution of an organic ELdevice. The organic EL device shown in FIG. 8 is constituted by: forminga transparent electrode 13 to serve as an anode on a transparentsubstrate 14; stacking an organic compound layer 12 including a lightemission layer on the transparent electrode 13; and stacking a metalelectrode 11 to serve as a cathode on the organic compound layer 12. Theorganic compound layer 12 may appropriately include an electrontransport layer, a hole transport layer, or the like other than thelight emission layer, depending on a purpose. In general, the organiccompound layer 12 is a thin film having a thickness of about 100 nm. InFIG. 8, light generated in the light emission layer of the organiccompound layer 12 is taken from the side of the substrate 14 through thetransparent electrode 13.

In addition, FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram showing another generalconstitution of an organic EL device. The organic EL device shown inFIG. 9 is constituted by: forming a reflection electrode 23 on asubstrate 24; forming an organic compound layer 22 including a lightemission layer on the reflection electrode 23; and forming a transparentelectrode 21 on the organic compound layer 22. Light generated in thelight emission layer is taken to a side opposite to the substrate 24through the transparent electrode 21.

As described above, an organic EL device is a spontaneous light-emittingdevice, is composed of a thin film having a thickness of about 100 nm,and has a reflection electrode. As a result, a so-called interferencephenomenon in which light beams generated in the device strengthen orweaken each other occurs. Therefore, it is known that luminance and anemission spectrum vary depending on a view angle.

Such dependency of the view angle becomes a problem of reducing displayquality, in view of application to a display apparatus. Japanese PatentNo. 2843924 discloses a technique for solving such problem. According toJapanese Patent No. 2843924, an interference condition is set to acondition of weakening light beams mutually at the view angle 0° so thatthe dependency of luminance on the view angle is reduced.

However, the technique disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 2843924 has aproblem that the luminance itself of the display apparatus is sacrificedalthough the technique exerts a certain effect of improving thedependency of the view angle.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, andan object of the present invention is to provide a display apparatusincluding a plurality of pixels each composed of an organicelectroluminescent device, whereby the display apparatus can reduce thedependency of a view angle without sacrificing luminance.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present inventionprovides a display apparatus including a plurality of pixels eachcomposed of an organic electroluminescent device, wherein at least oneof the pixels is divided into a plurality of areas different independency of a view angle.

Further, the present invention provides a display apparatus including aplurality of pixels each composed of an organic electroluminescentdevice, wherein the plurality of pixels different in dependency of aview angle are provided for at least one kind of luminescent color.

According to the display apparatus of the present invention whichincludes a plurality of pixels each composed of an organicelectroluminescent device, the dependency of a view angle can be reducedwithout the sacrifice of the luminance of the display apparatus.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a plan view schematically showing a display apparatus of thepresent invention;

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing the equivalent circuit of thedisplay apparatus of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view showing the sectional structure of a TFT usedin the present example;

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing the arrangement of pixels ofExample 1;

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing the dependency of luminance ona view angle of Example 1;

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view showing the arrangement of pixels ofExample 2;

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing the dependency of luminance ona view angle of Example 2;

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the generalconstitution of an organic EL device; and

FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram showing another example of the generalconstitution of the organic EL device.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

Hereinafter, the best embodiment for carrying out the present inventionwill be described in detail. However, the present invention is notlimited to this embodiment.

In order to display a letter or a picture by means of an organic ELdevice, such devices must be arranged in a matrix shape to provide adisplay apparatus. The systems for arranging organic EL devices in amatrix shape are generally classified into a so-called XY simplematrix-type system in which duty driving is performed in a time-divisionmanner and an active driving system in which an active device such as athin film transistor (TFT) is arranged for each pixel. The simple matrixsystem is disadvantageous in terms of durability because a large currentmust be caused to pass through a device so as to obtain a sufficientluminance. At present, the active driving system has been considered tobe the nearest thing to be put into practical use. Although the presentinvention is not limited to the active driving system, the specificconstitution of the present invention will be described here as a modein which a pixel electrode, an organic compound layer, and a counterelectrode are formed on a substrate equipped with an active drivercircuit and light is taken to a side opposite to the substrate.

The display apparatus of the present invention may be a displayapparatus including a plurality of pixels each composed of an organicelectroluminescent device, in which at least one of the pixels isdivided into a plurality of areas different in dependency of a viewangle. The display apparatus has a plurality of pixel units arranged ina matrix shape, and each pixel unit is constituted by a plurality ofpixels different in luminescent color such as a red light-emittingpixel, a green light-emitting pixel, and a blue light-emitting pixel. Inaddition, at least one pixel emitting one color light is divided intothe plurality of areas different in dependency of the view angle.

The display apparatus of this embodiment is preferably divided into anarea (area α) and another area (area β). In the area α, luminance on afront face is high, and luminance reduces with increasing a view angle.In the area β, luminance on a front face is slightly low, but luminanceincreases with increasing a view angle. As a result, the dependency ofluminance on a view angle can be reduced while luminance on a front faceis secured. To be specific, the luminance on the front face ispreferably 80% or more of that of a constitution having only an area inwhich luminance on a front face is high (area α). In addition, theplurality of areas to be divided may be arranged so as to be apart fromeach other by means of a member such as a device isolation film, or maybe arranged so as to be adjacent to each other instead of being apartfrom each other.

In this embodiment, all pixels may be divided into the plurality ofareas different in dependency of the view angle. Alternatively, not allpixels may be divided. In other words, a constitution having both anundivided pixel and a divided pixel is also permitted. In this case, thedependency of the view angle can be adjusted by adjusting a ratiobetween such pixels.

In the case where both undivided pixels and divided pixels are present,the undivided pixels and the divided pixels may be regularly arranged.Alternatively, the divided pixels may be interspersed irregularly.

In this embodiment, the dependency of the view angle can be adjustedalso by adjusting a ratio between the light-emitting area of the area αand the light-emitting area of the area β.

The term “pixel” as used herein refers to the minimum unit that canindependently control light emission. In addition, the term “pixel unit”refers to the minimum unit that is constituted by a plurality of pixelsdifferent in luminescent color and can emit light having a desired colorthrough the color mixing of the respective pixels.

The display apparatus of the present invention may be a displayapparatus including a plurality of pixels each composed of an organicelectroluminescent device, in which the plurality of pixels different independency of a view angle are provided for at least one kind ofluminescent color. The display apparatus has a plurality of pixel unitsarranged in a matrix shape, and each pixel unit is constituted by aplurality of pixels different in luminescent color such as a redlight-emitting pixel, a green light-emitting pixel, and a bluelight-emitting pixel. In addition, a plurality of pixels different independency of the view angle are provided for at least one kind of theluminescent colors.

In other words, in the display apparatus of this embodiment, the drivingof each of pixels different in dependency of the view angle can becontrolled independently.

A pixel (pixel δ) and another pixel (pixel γ) are preferably providedfor at least one kind of luminescent color out of the pixelsconstituting the display apparatus of this embodiment. In the pixel δ,luminance on a front face is high, and luminance reduces with increasingthe view angle. In the pixel γ, luminance on a front face is slightlylow, but luminance increases with increasing the view angle. As aresult, the dependency of luminance on the view angle can be reducedwhile luminance on a front face is secured. To be specific, theluminance on the front face is preferably 80% or more of that of aconstitution having only a pixel in which luminance on a front face ishigh (pixel δ). In addition, the pixel δ and the pixel γ may be arrangedso as to be apart from each other by means of a member such as a deviceisolation film, or may be arranged so as to be adjacent to each otherinstead of being apart from each other.

In this embodiment, the dependency of the view angle can be adjusted byadjusting a ratio between the number of pixels δ to be arranged and thenumber of pixels γ to be arranged. The dependency of the view angle canbe adjusted also by adjusting the driving current of each of the pixel δand the pixel γ.

The pixels δ and the pixels γ may be regularly arranged. Alternatively,the pixels γ may be interspersed irregularly in the pixels δ, or viceversa.

In this embodiment, the dependency of the view angle can be adjustedalso by adjusting a ratio between the light-emitting area of the pixel δand the light-emitting area of the pixel γ.

The case where each area or each pixel has two or more kinds ofdependency of a view angle is roughly classified into the following twomodes.

At first, when an organic EL device is constituted by a first electrodeformed on a substrate, an organic compound layer formed on the firstelectrode, and a second electrode formed on the organic compound layer,the thickness of at least one of the first electrode and the secondelectrode is changed, whereby two or more kinds of device modesdifferent in dependency of luminance on a view angle can be constituted.Hereinafter, description will be given of a mode in which the thicknessof an electrode on the side from which light is taken is changed toprovide two or more kinds of dependency of a view angle.

A reflection pixel electrode is formed on a substrate equipped with anactive device, and the whole is subjected to patterning. A photoresistmethod is preferably used for the patterning. The pixel electrode can beselected in consideration of a work function and a reflectance dependingon charge to be injected. Cr or the like is preferably used when a holeis injected from the pixel electrode. A vacuum deposition method, anink-jet method, a printing method, or the like can be used for formingan organic compound layer. Of those, the vacuum deposition method ispreferably used in terms of controllability of a thickness. ITO or IZOserving as a transparent conductive film is preferably formed into acounter electrode by means of a sputtering method. An electron injectionlayer may be used when an electron is injected from ITO.

In one embodiment, pixels different in dependency of a view angle can beprepared by adjusting the thickness of ITO serving as an electrode onthe side from which light is taken on condition that the thickness of anorganic compound layer is set to a constant value in the constitution ofCr (reflectionanode)/a hole transport layer/a light emission layer/anelectron transport layer/an electron injection layer/ITO(transparentcathode). For example, the pixel δ in which luminance at aview angle of 0°, that is, on a front face is high and luminance reduceswith increasing view angle, and the pixel γ in which luminance at a viewangle of 0° is slightly low but luminance increases with increasing viewangle can be prepared. Appropriately arranging the two kinds of pixelsin the surface of a display apparatus allows an embodiment in which thedependency of luminance on a view angle is reduced while luminance at aview angle of 0° (on a front face) is secured. In addition, adjusting amixing ratio between both the pixels can adjust and optimize thedependency of the display apparatus on a view angle.

In this embodiment, when the anodes of all devices are formed so as tohave the same thickness, the cathodes as pixel electrodes have aplurality of thicknesses for at least one color light-emitting pixel.

The pixel δ and the pixel γ described above can be made different fromeach other in dependency of a view angle by setting a thickness in thesame manner even when each of the pixels is a single pixel divided intothe area α and the area β different from each other in dependency of theview angle.

The following description relates to the case where, when an organic ELdevice is constituted by a first electrode formed on a substrate, anorganic compound layer formed on the first electrode, and a secondelectrode formed on the organic compound layer, the thickness of atleast one layer in the organic compound layer is changed, whereby two ormore kinds of device modes different from each other in dependency ofluminance on a view angle are constituted.

In one embodiment, dependency of a view angle can be changed byappropriately setting the thickness of an organic EL layer to beconstituted on condition that the thickness of ITO serving as anelectrode on the side of emitting light is fixed in the constitution ofCr (reflectionanode)/a hole transport layer/a light emission layer/anelectron transport layer/an electron injection layer/ITO(transparentcathode). For example, an interference effect in the devicecan be largely changed by changing the thickness of the hole transportlayer between the reflection electrode (anode) and the light emissionlayer. In other words, the area α in which luminance at a view angle of0°, that is, on a front face is high and luminance reduces withincreasing the view angle, and the area β in which luminance at a viewangle of 0° is slightly low but luminance increases with increasing theview angle can be prepared. Appropriately arranging pixels divided intothe two areas in the surface of a display apparatus allows an embodimentin which the dependency of a view angle is reduced while luminance on afront face is secured. In addition, adjusting a mixing ratio between apixel divided into the two areas and a pixel not divided into the areascan adjust and optimize the dependency of the display apparatus on aview angle.

When the organic EL device is an organic EL device having an organiccompound layer sandwiched between a reflection electrode and a lighttransmission electrode, an optical distance from an interface betweenthe organic compound layer and the reflection electrode to an interfacebetween the organic compound layer and the light transmission electrodeequal to three quarters to five quarters of a luminescent color peak λis effective in reducing the dependency of a view angle while securingluminance by means of an interference effect between the electrodes. Theoptical distance in this case is represented as the product of theactual distance of a medium and the refractive index of the medium.

The area α and the area β described above can be made different fromeach other in dependency of a view angle by setting a thickness in thesame manner even when they are two pixels, the pixel δ and the pixel γ,which can be driven independent of each other.

The above embodiment is one embodiment of the present invention. In thedisplay apparatus of the present invention, in the case of arranging twoor more kinds of pixels different in dependency of luminance on a viewangle as pixels on a substrate, the positional relationship between thepixels is appropriately adjusted in such a manner that moire orunevenness occurring depending on a method of arranging the pixels canbe avoided.

In the above embodiment, description has been given of the constitutionin which ITO serving as a transparent electrode is used as an electrodeon the side from which light is taken. Alternatively, the electrode onthe side from which light is taken may be a semi-transparent electrode.The semi-transparent electrode is, for example, a metal film made of Ag,Pt, Al, or the like, and has a thickness of about 1 nm to 20 nm. Aconstitution using such semi-transparent electrode can provide increasedluminance by means of an interference effect although the constitutionstrengthens the directivity of light toward a forward direction.

In the above embodiment, description has been given of a so-called topemission-type device in which light is taken from the side opposite to asubstrate. The present invention is applicable also to a bottomemission-type device in which light is taken from the side of asubstrate. Furthermore, an electrode to be arranged on the side of asubstrate may be ancathode, and an electrode on the side opposite to thesubstrate may be an anode.

The display apparatus of the present invention is preferably applicableto a large-screen display requested to have a wide view angle such as adisplay having a screen size of exceeding 20 inches.

Hereinafter, the preferred examples of the present invention will bedescribed in detail with reference to the drawings. However, the presentinvention is not limited to these examples.

At first, description will be given of a driving system in an activematrix-system display apparatus of the present invention which is commonto the following respective examples, and a substrate equipped with anactive device.

FIG. 1 is a plan view schematically showing the display apparatus of thepresent invention. As shown in the figure, a driver circuit composed ofa scanning signal driver 31 and a current supply source 32, and displaysignal inputting means as an information signal driver 33 (they arereferred to as “image information supplying means”) are arranged arounda panel, and each of them is connected to X-direction scanning lines 34called gate lines, Y-direction wires 35 called information lines, andcurrent supply lines 36. The scanning signal driver 31 sequentiallyselects the gate lines 34, and an image signal is applied from theinformation signal driver 33 in synchronization with the selection. Apixel for display is arranged at the intersection of each gate line 34and each information line 35.

Next, the driving and operation of a pixel circuit will be describedwith reference to an equivalent circuit shown in FIG. 2. When aselection signal is applied to a gate selection line 41, a TFT1: 42 isturned on. Thus, a display signal is supplied from an information signalline to a capacitor (Cadd) 43, so that the gate potential of a TFT2: 44is determined. A current supply line 46 supplies a current to an organiclight-emitting device portion (hereinafter abbreviated as the “EL deviceportion”) 45 arranged on each pixel in accordance with the gatepotential of the TFT2: 44. Since the gate potential of the TFT2: 44 isstored in the Cadd 43 for one frame period, a current from the currentsupply line 46 continues to flow in the EL device portion 45 during thisperiod. Thus, light emission can be maintained for one frame period.

FIG. 3 is a schematic view showing the sectional structure of a TFT usedin the present example. A polysilicon p-Si layer 50 is arranged on aglass substrate. Impurities necessary for a channel region 51, a drainregion 52, and a source region 53 are selected, and these regions aredoped with the impurities. A gate electrode 55 is arranged thereonthrough a gate insulating film 54. In addition, a drain electrode 56 anda source electrode 57 to be connected to the drain region 52 and thesource region 53 described above, respectively, are formed. At thistime, the drain electrode 56 and a pixel electrode 58 are connected toeach other through a contact hole 60 opened into insulating film 59interposed therebetween.

Single or a plurality of organic light emission layers 61 are formed onthe pixel electrode 58, and a common electrode 62 is sequentiallystacked, so that an active-type organic light-emitting display devicecan be obtained. In an example of the present invention, Cr is subjectedto patterning to use the pixel electrode 58 as an anode, and ITO is usedas the common electrode (cathode) 62 so that light is taken from theside of ITO.

EXAMPLE 1

A substrate equipped with an active device having the same constitutionas that described above and an anode was prepared. The pixels of a Cranode were formed in such a manner that each pixel had a size of 60μm×90 μm and a distance between two adjacent pixels was 40 μm. Thus, adisplay apparatus of 100×100 dots was produced. A display apparatushaving the following pixels A and B different from each other independency of a view angle on the electrode was produced. At first, anorganic EL layer was formed by means of a vacuum deposition method at adegree of vacuum of 8.0×10⁻⁵ Pa. The chemical structure of each materialshows below, and the conditions of depositing each layer are shown inTable 1 below.

TABLE 1 Pixel A Pixel B Thickness Thickness Each layer Material (nm)(nm) Cathode ITO 70 100 Electron Bphen + Cs₂CO₃ 40 40 injection layerElectron Bphen 10 10 transport layer Light emission Alq3 + Coumarin6 3030 layer Hole transport FL03 50 50 layer Anode Cr 100 100

FL03: Film formation was performed at a deposition rate of 0.3 nm/sec.

Alq3+Coumarin 6: Co-deposition was performed with its rate adjusted insuch a manner that the doping concentration of Coumarin 6 was 1 vol. %with respect to the deposition rate of Alq3 of 0.3 nm/sec.

Bphen: Film formation was performed at a deposition rate of 0.3 nm/sec.

Bphen+CS₂CO₃: Co-deposition was performed with its rate adjusted in sucha manner that the doping concentration of Cs₂CO₃ was 0.65 vol. % withrespect to the deposition rate of Bphen of 0.3 nm/sec. Cs₂CO₃ (cesiumcarbonate) was used here for promoting the injection of an electron fromITO.

After the organic layer had been deposited from the vapor, the substratewas transferred to a chamber for sputtering while the degree of vacuumwas maintained. ITO as a cathode having the above thickness was formedby means of a sputtering method at a film forming rate of 0.35 nm/sec.At that time, the thickness was adjusted for each pixel by means of ashadow mask. The pixels A and B were arranged at a ratio set to 50:50 asshown in FIG. 4 in such a manner that neither unevenness nor moire wouldoccur.

A driver circuit programmed to have one frame of 16.7 msec was connectedto the produced display apparatus, and green light emission wasobserved. FIG. 5 shows data obtained by measuring the dependency of theluminance of the display apparatus on a view angle.

The dependency of a display apparatus on a view angle constituted byonly the pixel A was shown in FIG. 5 for comparison. The luminance onthe front face (at a view angle of 0°) of the display apparatus of thepresent example reduced by about 14% as compared to that of the displayapparatus constituted by only the pixel A. However, the displayapparatus of the present example reduced the dependency of the luminanceon the view angle while holding sufficient brightness.

EXAMPLE 2

In Example 2, red (R), green (G), and blue (B) light-emitting pixelunits were produced on a substrate equipped with an active device havingthe same constitution as that described above and an anode, so afull-color light-emitting display apparatus was produced. A mode inwhich pixels were divided was adopted, and each of pixel units wascomposed of R, G, and B light-emitting pixels each constituted by twoareas different from each other in dependency of a view angle. A pixelof a Cr anode was constituted by two areas each having a size of 30μm×60 μm, and an interval for dividing the areas was 20 μm. In addition,a distance between two adjacent pixels was 40 μm, and a delta-type wasadopted for the arrangement of R, G and B light-emitting pixel groups.Thus, a display apparatus of 72×90 dots was produced. A redlight-emitting pixel having areas R_(A) and R_(B) different from eachother in dependency of a view angle, a green light-emitting pixel havingareas G_(A) and G_(B) different from each other in dependency of a viewangle, and a blue light-emitting pixel having areas B_(A) and B_(B)different from each other in dependency of a view angle described belowwere produced on the electrode. At first, an organic EL layer was formedby means of a vacuum deposition method at a degree of vacuum of 8.0×10⁻⁵Pa. The chemical structure of each material is shown above, and theconditions of depositing each layer are shown in Tables 2 to 4 below.

TABLE 2 R_(A) R_(B) Thickness Thickness Each layer Material (nm) (nm)Cathode ITO 60 60 Electron Bphen + Cs₂CO₃ 40 40 injection layer ElectronBphen 10 10 transport layer Light emission CBP + Ir(piq)₃ 40 40 layerHole transport FL03 70 100 layer Anode Cr 100 100

TABLE 3 G_(A) G_(B) Thickness Thickness Each layer Material (nm) (nm)Cathode ITO 60 60 Electron Bphen + Cs₂CO₃ 40 40 injection layer ElectronBphen 10 10 transport layer Light emission Alq3 + Coumarin6 30 30 layerHole transport FL03 60 80 layer Anode Cr 100 100

TABLE 4 B_(A) B_(B) Thickness Thickness Each layer Material (nm) (nm)Cathode ITO 60 60 Electron Bphen + Cs₂CO₃ 40 40 injection layer ElectronBphen 10 10 transport layer Light emission BAlq 30 30 layer Holetransport FL03 50 70 layer Anode Cr 100 100

FL03: Film formation was performed at a deposition rate of 0.3 nm/sec.In addition, a thickness was adjusted for each area by means of a shadowmask.

Alq3+Coumarin 6: Co-deposition was performed with its rate adjusted insuch a manner that the doping concentration of Coumarin 6 was 1 vol. %with respect to the deposition rate of Alq3 of 0.3 nm/sec.

CBP+Ir(piq)₃: Co-deposition was performed with its rate adjusted in sucha manner that the doping concentration of Ir(piq)₃ was 12 vol. % withrespect to the deposition rate of CBP of 0.1 nm/sec.

Balq: Film formation was performed at a deposition rate of 0.3 nm/sec.

Bphen: Film formation was performed at a deposition rate of 0.3 nm/sec.

Bphen+Cs₂CO₃: Co-deposition was performed with its rate adjusted in sucha manner that the doping concentration of Cs₂CO₃ was 0.65 vol. % withrespect to the deposition rate of Bphen of 0.3 nm/sec. Cs₂CO₃ (cesiumcarbonate) was used here for promoting the injection of an electron fromITO.

After the organic layer had been deposited from the vapor, the substratewas transferred to a chamber for sputtering while the degree of vacuumwas maintained. ITO as a cathode having the above thickness was formedby means of a sputtering method at a film forming rate of 0.35 nm/sec.At that time, the pixel arrangement was set as shown in FIG. 6 in such amanner that neither unevenness nor moire would occur. A driver circuitprogrammed to have one frame of 16.7 msec was connected to the produceddisplay apparatus, and white light emission was observed on conditionthat the current of each color-light-emitting pixel was adjusted. FIG. 7shows data obtained by measuring the dependency of the luminance of thedisplay apparatus on a view angle. The dependency of a display apparatuson a view angle constituted by only the R_(A), G_(A), and B_(A) wasshown in FIG. 7 for comparison. The luminance on the front face (at aview angle of 0°) of the display apparatus of the present examplereduced by about 18% as compared to that of the comparative example.However, the display apparatus of the present example reduced thedependence of the luminance on the view angle while holding sufficientbrightness.

This application claims priorities from Japanese Patent Application Nos.2005-083601 filed on Mar. 23, 2005 and 2006-068995 filed on Mar. 14,2006, which are hereby incorporated by reference herein.

1. A display apparatus comprising a plurality of pixels each composed ofan organic electroluminescent device, wherein one of the pixels isdivided into a first area and a second area wherein in the first arealuminance is higher than in the second area at a view angle of 0° andluminance is reduced with an increase in the view angle and wherein inthe second area luminance is higher when the view angle is a first anglein the range of greater than −90° and smaller than 0° and when the viewangle is a second angle in the range of greater than 0° and smaller than90° and luminance is reduced as the view angle is deviated from thefirst angle and the second angle; wherein luminescent color from a lightemission layer in the first area and luminescent color from a lightemission layer in the second area are the same color; and luminescentcolor at the view angle of 0°, luminescent color at the first angle andluminescent color at the second angle are the same color.
 2. A displayapparatus according to claim 1, wherein the pixels emit lights ofdifferent colors.
 3. A display apparatus according to claim 1, whereinthe pixels are composed of a pixel emitting a red light, a pixelemitting a green light, and a pixel emitting a blue light, and thepixels forms a plurality of pixel units each composed of the pixelemitting a red light, the pixel emitting a green light, and the pixelemitting a blue light.
 4. A display apparatus according to claim 1,wherein the organic electroluminescent device has a pair of electrodesand at least one organic compound layer interposed between the pair ofelectrodes, and at least one electrode of the pair of electrodes has adifferent thickness.
 5. A display apparatus according to claim 1,wherein the organic electroluminescent device has a pair of electrodesand at least one organic compound layer interposed between the pair ofelectrodes, and the at least one organic compound layer has a differentthickness.
 6. A display apparatus comprising a plurality of pixels eachcomposed of an organic electroluminescent device, wherein the displayapparatus has a first pixel and a second pixel which are divided for onekind of luminescent color, wherein the first pixel has a luminancehigher than the second pixel at a view angle of 0° and the luminance isreduced with the increase in the view angle and wherein the second pixelhas a luminance higher than the first pixel when the view angle is afirst angle in the range of greater than −90° and smaller than 0° andwhen the view angle is a second angle in the range of greater than 0°and smaller than 90° and luminance is reduced as the view angle isdeviated from the first angle and the second angle; wherein luminescentcolor at the view angle of 0°, luminescent color at the first angle andluminescent color at the second angle are the same color.
 7. A displayapparatus according to claim 6, wherein the pixels are composed of apixel emitting a red light, a pixel emitting a green light, and a pixelemitting a blue light, and the pixels forms a plurality of pixel unitseach composed of the pixel emitting a red light, the pixel emitting agreen light, and the pixel emitting a blue light.
 8. A display apparatusaccording to claim 6, wherein the organic electroluminescent device hasa pair of electrodes and at least one organic compound layer interposedbetween the pair of electrodes, and at least one electrode of the pairof electrodes in each of the pixels has a different thickness.
 9. Adisplay apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the organicelectroluminescent device has a pair of electrodes and at least oneorganic compound layer interposed between the pair of electrodes, andthe at least one organic compound layer in each of the pixels has adifferent thickness.
 10. A display apparatus according to claim 1,wherein the first area and the second area have a differentlight-emitting area.
 11. A display apparatus according to claim 6,wherein the first pixel and the second pixel have a differentlight-emitting area.